Saturday, March 18, 2000
Sheriff gets surplus boost
BY PATRICK CROWLEY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COVINGTON — What was surplus to the federal government is progress to Kenton County Sheriff Chuck Korzenborn.
Six computers and two printers that were no longer being used by the federal government are now being used by the sheriff's department at its downtown Covington office.
Sheriff's deputies and staff use the computers for tax records and to track and record warrants, court orders and other information, Mr. Korzenborn said Friday.
“The (Kenton County) fiscal court didn't have money in its budget for new computers, and because this office wasn't involved in law enforcement under previous administrations I couldn't get any federal grants to buy computers,” he said.
So Mr. Korzenborn asked U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell for help.
Mr. McConnell's office obtained the computers from the federal government. Friday the senator visited the sheriff's office to see how the computers were being put to work.
“I'm glad that the computer equipment that the Government Services Administration (GSA) needed to move on came to good use here in Kenton County and allowed you to modernize your effort,” Mr. McConnell said.
“I was pleased to be a part of that.”
Mr. McConnell said the GSA, which owns all the office equipment used by the federal government, had performed a routine audit and discovered the surplus computers.
“They asked us if we knew of anyone who could use some computers they needed to replace,” he said.
“Clearly, law enforcement is an important area we wanted to emphasize.”
Mr. Korzenborn said the computers work just fine even though they are used. The office did have some computers, but the additional terminals and printers make the office more efficient, he said.
“They work like new,” he said.
While in Northern Kentucky Friday Mr. McConnell, a Louisville Republican, also visited the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and met with a group of GOP supporters during a private meeting at the airport Marriott hotel.
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